admission

The word “admission” means permission or the right to enter a place or join a group. In plain terms, either getting let into somewhere, or openly acknowledging something is true.

“Admission” is pronounced ad-MIHSH-n (/ədˈmɪʃən/ in IPA).

Here is “admission” used in a sentence: “Admission to the museum is free on Sundays.”

Words with a similar meaning to “admission” include admittance, concession, acknowledgment, concurrence and allowance.

“Admission” is a noun.

The word “admission” comes from Latin. From Latin admissio, from admittere ("to admit") — see "admit.".

“Admission” is a fairly common word in modern English, usually learned at around the B1 level.

“Admission” has 2 distinct senses listed in this dictionary. The most common is: permission or the right to enter a place or join a group.

Both refer to being allowed to enter, but "admission" is the more common word and can also mean the price of entry, as in "admission is five pounds." "Admittance" is more formal and appears mainly in signs such as "No admittance."

In the sense of acknowledging something, an admission is accepting that something, often unflattering, is true, while a confession is usually a fuller, more serious acknowledgment of wrongdoing. All confessions are admissions, but not every admission is a confession.

Common collocations include "admission fee," "free admission," "hospital admission," "admission of guilt," and "by his own admission." "By his own admission" means as the person himself has acknowledged.